A/N: What is up, guys?! Here I am, introducing the leg that will determine which teams will advance to the finals!
My comments to the reviewers for the last chapter:
JMBuilder – Thank you, dude! Appreciated it! Hope you'll like this one! :p
Legend:
Normal – Character's Dialogue
Bold – Character's Confessionals and Team's Placements
Italic – Setting and Character's Actions
Bold and Italic – Phil's Dialogue
Bold, Italic and Underline – Flashback Dialogues, Time of Arrival, and Title
Italic and Underline – Batch Numbers and Names
Episode #11 - Let's quicken the cleaning! - Mac
"Previously on The Amazing Race…" Phil started. "…teams continued their expedition on Japan!"
"Hachiko, here we come!"
"At the Roadblock, teams took themselves in new heights!"
"Oh my God! This is so much extreme! AHHHH!" Brittany yelled in the roller coaster.
"While The Wrestlers took the leg at their own hands…"
"Way to go, dude!" Karl was praising his partner at the Roadblock challenge.
"…and finished first for the third time straight!"
"…you are team number one… again!" Phil announced their placement.
"Yes!" Karl hi-fives Luke.
"Alright!" Luke hi-fives Karl.
"While Brittany took her anger to Jeanette, physically…"
"Jeanette! Jeanette!" Brittany cried with worrying huffs. "Oh no, we are so screwed!"
"…and could possibly cost their shot at the million dollars."
"…I'll check you out if you can still continue racing." Phil reminded Jeanette.
"Bloo and Mac finished last…"
"…you are the last team to arrive."
"…but they lived another day!"
"…I'm pleased to tell you that this is the final pre-determined, non-elimination leg."
Both mouths of the said teams were wide open upon hearing the great news.
"Four teams remaining… who will make it in the final three? Who will be eliminated… next?"
(The intro is on the first chapter)
The night is still visible at the Land of the Rising Sun. We saw a montage of different buildings of Japan to the crowd waiting for the light to lit up at the stoplight. The slideshow ended in the last leg's Pit Stop. Due to the operating hours of the starting line, it was closed and saw the first team on the mat at the dock as they opened their clue.
Luke & Karl – 1st to depart; 1:49am
"Fly your way to Brisbane in Australia!" Luke reads the first sentence.
"Teams will now fly approximately 4,500 miles south to Brisbane, Australia! The capital of the state of Queensland and considered as one of the oldest cities of the country. When they arrived there, teams will proceed to the Holiday Inn Hotel where they will find the concierge to guide them into a penthouse where their next clue is hiding." Phil explained the first tip.
"Alright, let's get into it!" Luke said as they made their way on their car, which almost covered by ice. They cleaned it up first before proceeding off the road.
"Australia! In Brisbane… this is interesting." Karl said while re-reading the clue.
"This leg determines all, determines on who will be advancing to the finals," Luke said in the confessional.
"From now on, it's time to get serious and be alert at all times!" Karl added.
Another team showed up at the mat as the tall girl ripped the clue to read.
Lincoln & Lori – 2nd to depart; 2:16am
"Alright, Australia! Something more of an English thing to do."
They went on to their car and started moving out of Lake Yamanaka.
"Team number two, team number two…" Lori mumbled. "We should be team number one this time! Literally!"
"We just got to keep it cool and use everything to our advantage! The teams that we're colliding will be tough to defeat!" Lincoln followed.
Brittany & Jeanette – 3rd to depart; 2:54am
"Fly your way to Brisbane…" Jeanette reads the clue in a mumbled tone. "Okay, let's go."
"Wow! These past legs are so penetrating to remember and to talk about! But past is past, let's move on." Brittany changed the topic on their confessional. "Our strategy is somehow to stay low-key, you know… try to avoid the teams and never talked to them."
"Yeah, that's our goal right now and the paramedics said that I'm cleared. So, I stay cleared and continue racing. But I still don't remember what happened at the other legs, maybe I'm stressed out or something." Jeanette tries to recall the past, but she didn't find anything on her head.
"I gotta say being at top four is great!" Jeanette admitted while focusing on the road.
"I know, right?! We have to step up and keep our position on the safest point as possible!" Brittany added. "Let's got top three!"
The last team checked out of the mat as they entered their car and left the place.
Bloo & Mac – Last to depart; 3:12am
"These past two legs were rough, man! We've been almost eliminated… twice!" Bloo said in the confessional.
"Because of that, we really need to be aggressive at this leg! All we need is to past the Speed Bump first before anyone arrives there, and we need to do something that will cost the other teams, the shot!" Mac added.
"Airport's closed right now, isn't it?" Bloo asked Mac.
"From this time, yes. But we need to find a nearby hotel to book our flights quickly before the other teams!" Mac replied.
"Alright, I'll search for it now…" The blue creature currently scans a map on his hands.
Speaking of which, The Wrestlers arrived in a hotel to ask the clerk.
"Sumimasen. Shiyō suru denwa ya konpyūtā wa arimasu ka. (Excuse me. Do you have any phones or computers to use?) Luke asked in Japanese.
"Hai. (Yes.)" The counter nodded and gestured them to climb to the second floor.
They were now on a computer where Karl was typing something.
"Okay. Here's one…" He squinted his eyes to read it clearly. "It's the only one. 7:30pm and the arrival is… 5:40am!"
"Direct flight?" Luke asked.
"Yeah. I think this our last time being in first for a leg." Karl was disappointed when he found out that this is the sole flight for the day.
"We'll book it."
Karl clicked the button to get their slots as they were successful on getting their seats.
7:28PM
All teams are all boarding at the same flight, the camera looked over to the four teams who had different emotions applied to their faces. The Wrestlers looked disappointed, The Imaginary Friends both looking determined, The Chipettes and The Siblings were preparing for this leg. Then the airplane lifted them off to the air.
5:42AM
After costing their 10 hours of their existence on the plane, they finally arrived at the city of Brisbane. As the door opened, all of them were running like crazy, just to find taxis.
"Taxi!" Most of them were yelling for the same thing.
We saw The Chipettes obtained a taxi as they entered and told the driver their destination.
"Holiday Inn Hotel, please! Drive faster!" Brittany ordered.
"We're in a race, sir," Jeanette added.
The Imaginary Friends were trying to occupy a non-vacated taxi as they try to negotiate with the driver.
"Please, just take us there!" Bloo pleaded.
"We're in an important mission!" Mac followed.
"I'm sorry, guys." The driver answered straightly as he drove out of their sight.
"That guy's a jerk," Mac said.
"Is it me or this curse just shot us through! Every time we try to find some taxis, we always got out of the airport last! This is so stupid!" Bloo vented out at his confession.
While The Wrestlers and The Siblings got their taxis and moved out of the airport.
"Good thing we're not last taking a taxi." Lincoln felt relieved when he saw a team struggling.
"We have to go to Holiday Inn as fast as possible!" Lori told the driver.
"Holiday Hotel? I bet we're going sleeping again!" Karl assumed when he reads the clue again.
"Sounds doubtful," Luke answered.
"Karl really likes to sleep a lot." Luke elaborated it on his confessional. "He just wants to get things cool."
Finally, after a grueling minute of exploring taxis, Bloo and Mac got their taxis and entered to discuss something.
"Holiday Inn Hotel! Faster than a roadrunner!" Mac requested.
"I'm on it." The driver nodded as he revved up more speed.
Both men startled at the sudden acceleration of their vehicle, when they realized that their driver is doing his job, they began to praise him.
"Alright, this guy's killing it!" Mac said.
"Drive us until there at this speed, dude!" Bloo asked for more speed to the driver, who did not respond. "Okay, I think this is fine."
While we saw the first glimpse of the Holiday Inn Hotel as The Chipettes arrived there to find a concierge.
"What is a concierge?" Brittany asked.
"I think that's an attendant," Jeanette answered quickly.
"Oh…" Brittany frowned. "They made it even fancier than ever."
When they saw the counter, an attendant immediately told them about the next instruction.
"Go to the top floor and find your clue there."
"That's it?" Brittany simply surprised at the tip that they received. "Thanks!"
"Let's go!" Jeanette ordered as they entered an empty elevator, in which Jeanette presses the top button.
After a few minutes, they landed on the top to see a closed door with a route marker. They opened it to see that they were on the top of the hotel and both of them noticed that they were two boxes.
"Speed bump." Jeanette reads it clearly. "Nope, that's not us."
"That one!" Brittany made her way to the other box, she opened the clue to say. "Detour."
Brittany & Jeanette – currently in 1st Place
"Teams will have to choose two physical tasks that require both strength and energy. Their choices – Face First or Foot First?"
"At Face First, teams will have to complete a face-first rappel from the penthouse to the ground at a descent of 200 feet to receive their next clue. Without the fear of their heights on their resume can make this challenge, less time-consuming."
"Foot First requires teams to locate a nearby building that has a route marker flag posted on the top of that building, run on foot downstairs from the penthouse and across the street, then climb 30-stories to the roof where they will find their next clue. This task might be easy on paper, but when performing it, it will take time to walk across the street to the building."
"Easy. Let's just to Face First!" Jeanette decided. "At least we won't walk that long. We got to stay put."
"Alright, let's do Face First!" Brittany finally agrees as they went over to the safety crew, who were waiting for them.
"I better step on this challenge because it will cost us the slot for the top three!" Brittany said in the confessional.
Jeanette announced herself to perform the challenge first and was now wearing her safety gear. She looked down to defeat fear but she looked back to the crew who were preparing for her to go.
"Are you ready to do this, madam?"
"Yeah." She clenched her fist. "Let's deal with this wall!"
"I hope she could make it." Brittany wished as she looked down again to the bottom of the building, which she earned herself a gulp.
Unfortunately, The Wrestlers and The Siblings got caught in morning traffic on which teams were upset at this moment.
"Come on, please move!" Lori ordered. "This traffic stinks!"
"Oh, man, we've caught up!" Karl exclaimed.
"For some reason, there's that blonde and her little bro right there." Luke gestured to his left on which the camera saw The Siblings also stuck in the congestion. "But at least we're stuck with another team…"
"But being alone in the road could be a sign, dude!"
"Eh, it could be worst." Luke shrugged.
Their faces were shown and the screen became slower as it was the perfect time for a commercial break!
Back in the show where The Imaginary Friends arrived at the hotel, where they paid their fee.
"Thanks for the shortcut!" Bloo praised.
Soon after, the taxi drove off out of the hotel. When they looked back, they saw a person hanging on a rope while descends down with steps on the wall. They immediately assumed that…
"I think that's the girls, right?" Bloo asked Mac.
"Yeah, so that means…"
"WE'RE GOOD!" Both said simultaneously.
They instantly entered the hotel and already entered the elevator. While we see Jeanette was in the middle of the building.
"This has got to end!" Jeanette said confidently.
"For some reason, I got a big adrenaline rush coming onto me. I don't know why, but it was unexpected to get aggressive." Jeanette admitted in the confessional.
Jeanette hopped a few times to lower herself more, while Brittany was thinking about the different possibilities of this task.
"I cannot wait for me to go there and it's gonna be… horrible…"
Bloo & Mac – currently in 2nd Place
"Speed Bump!" Mac quickly grabbed the clue on the signboard.
"After arriving last, Bloo and Mac will have to perform first a Speed Bump in which they will need to finish before continuing racing. At this Speed Bump challenge, they must go to this room and clean up every mess of the room. Once the concierge thinks that the room is spotless, they can carry on racing."
"Alright." Bloo reacted.
"Find Room 346…" Mac reads the location. "Let's quicken the cleaning!"
They used the elevator once again to find the specific room.
Jeanette was finished as she was currently on the ground in which she undressed her gears and looked up to Brittany who was preparing for her turn.
"Hey, Brit! Just stay calm and just follow my eyes straight!" Jeanette shared a piece of advice.
"What?" Brittany wasn't unsure of what she heard.
"I felt that giving my advice should do the trick! Or I don't know if Brittany could hear my voice." Jeanette said in the confessional.
"Okay, here I go…" Brittany leaned her one foot to the wall and does the same to the other one as she started her challenge. "Just act still, Brit." She hopped on the wall twice as she continues her progress.
"That's it, Brit! There ya' go!" Jeanette clapped and cheered for her sister.
While The Imaginary Friends arrived at their designated room as the concierge was standing beside the door. Both competitors scanned the place carefully.
"Gee, it's not that messy." Bloo was half-assuming, half-concluding.
"I don't know but we didn't even check the bathroom," Mac replied.
They entered the bathroom and saw that the tub and the toilet were kind of dirty, the latter has the dirtiest on its insides.
"See?" Mac said.
Bloo sighed. "Okay…"
"This is like home again… cleaning up the mess… cleaning the toilet…" Bloo recalled in his confessional.
While Brittany was halfway through on finishing the challenge as she took steps carefully to avoid slipping out.
"Why is the sun shines on me? My feet hurt like hell!"
"You're almost there! Keep going!" Jeanette continues to support her sister.
Jeanette then saw the two remaining teams running to the hotel.
"Brittany! The others are here!"
"Huh, what?!" Brittany reacted surprisingly. "Holy moly! I got to go straight!"
"That was surprising! I rushed the challenge suddenly but I don't know why. I felt pressured and confident!" Brittany said in the confessional.
Brittany was gaining more speed as she walked many steps until she jumped to the ground safely, where the crew assisted her on unhooking the gears.
"You did it, Brit! You did it!" Jeanette admires her sister's quick response.
Brittany huffed in reaction. "Wow, that was tough…"
The crew gave the clue to Jeanette as the latter rips open the clue to read.
Brittany & Jeanette – currently in 1st Place
"Teams will have to find their SUV's at the back of the hotel and travel approximately 20 miles to Mooloolaba Underwater World where they will find the next clue inside."
"…Caution – Double U-Turn ahead!"
Brittany gasped. "It's the U-turn! I think this is the right time to use it!"
Both girls started running to the back of the building. While the other teams grabbed their clues on the box to read.
Luke & Karl – currently in 2nd Place
"Face first or…" Luke reads first.
Lincoln & Lori – currently in 3rd Place
"…Foot First?" Lincoln finished reading the question.
"We'll do Face First." Lori chose their Detour.
"We have to go to the first one." Both bald men decided to do the former task.
While The Chipettes found the cars in the parking but they also found a U-turn board. They went over there to talk about it.
"This is the last U-turn at this entire race. A double U-turn is where teams can pick two teams that they chose to slow down and that team needs to perform both sides of the Detours. Teams better choose wisely, because if they chose a team that already crossed the U-turn post, they will not be affected by it."
"Should we use it?" Brittany asked.
"I don't know!" Jeanette answered.
"We will use it, no matter what! We just wanted to keep a top team, struggling!" The blonde chipmunk reasoned.
"O-Okay." Jeanette was unsure of this as she nodded. "So who are we using it?"
Brittany opened the box to rummage the pictures of the surviving teams, involving themselves. After a few seconds, Brittany made a quick decision.
"It's them…" She posted the picture of a team into the board.
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Luke & Karl – U-Turned by Brittany & Jeanette
"We chose them because they are one strong team to beat! They need to be on the same ground as the other teams!" Brittany gave a reason to the camera.
"Sorry, guys! It's the part of the race!" Jeanette added.
"Okay, let's go to the car!"
"I felt kinda relieved when we U-turned the big guys, we just need a clean race without them, taking over us!" Brittany said in the confessional.
They entered the car as Jeanette took the wheel and left the parking lot and the hotel, a few seconds later. While The Imaginary Friends are still on the Speed Bump, cleaning carefully. Bloo was taking care of the bed, while Mac took charge of the bathroom.
"Ooh, this kind of dirty…" Mac said while shaking the sheet, making him coughed at the process due to the specks of dust that was stored in the bedsheet. "…and dusty." He coughed violently.
"Whoever took this room is somehow didn't break the toilet at all…" Mac said while cleaning the said object while wearing a surgical mask.
While in the Detour still, Karl finished the challenge as Luke was preparing for his turn to descend. Meanwhile, Lincoln was on the verge of finishing the task as he took a stomp on the wall.
"Come on, dude! We gotta hustle! More hustle!" Karl yelled over Luke.
"Let's go, Lincoln! Move faster!" Lori cried while waiting for her turn.
"Almost there…" Lincoln took more careful steps as he executed a big hop and landed on the floor safely. "Yes!"
"Alright…" She breathed slowly to get a grip.
While Luke started climbing down the building and was making process. Lori then soon followed. While The Imaginary Friends done with their chores and proceeds to clean the floor with the use of two mops.
"I thought this was easy but I guess cleaning could finish the job…" Bloo said to the camera while swiping the water on the floor continuously.
"We got to work harder!" Mac exclaimed.
The Siblings and The Wrestlers are currently racing on who's going to finish the Detour first.
"Let's go, Lori! Just don't overdo yourself!" Lincoln cried.
"This is so frustrating! Ugh!" Lori was also holding the rope properly and descends a step.
"It's hard to concentrate on stepping down because the heat is so scorching through my spin and I cannot hold the rope that much 'cause the heat was absorbing the rope!" Lori said in the confessional.
"Hey, K! Come on!" Karl shouted.
"I'm on it!" Luke answered as he took more descending steps on the wall.
While The Imaginary Friends was now cleansing the wall as they wiped it using cloths.
"I think that's enough, right?" Bloo asked.
"I think so," Mac answered and asked the attendant to check. "Is that enough?"
The attendant did not answer it for a few silent seconds as they received the approval from the crew.
"Thanks!" Bloo shook hands with the crew, followed by Mac.
"Come on! Let's catch up!" Mac ordered as they exited the room and went over to the elevator.
Somewhere down the road, The Chipettes has no clue on their whereabouts as they discussed this situation.
"We should definitely ask someone," Brittany told Jeanette.
"We're pretty lost for like a few minutes, so yeah, I guess we should stop by," Jeanette answered as they stopped by a gasoline station.
Brittany left the car to ask an employee for directions.
"Excuse me, where's the Mooloolaba Underwater World?"
"Uh, you're in the wrong way." The employee responded.
"Wrong way?" The blonde became disappointed when she heard the news. "Thanks."
She enters back to the vehicle and looked at her sister who stares at her worriedly.
"We're in the wrong way."
"Really? That's why I didn't see any signs." Jeanette commented.
"Come on! We don't have time!"
"You're not mad at me?" The ponytail-haired chipmunk asked.
Brittany sighed. "No, I'm just stressed out that I cannot talk with you for the rest of the trip.
Jeanette felt Brittany as she shrugged it off mentally and moved out of the station to turn around into the other lane. While at the Detour, Luke finished first between them with Lori as the former disassembled his gear; Karl picks up the clue from the crew.
Luke & Karl – currently in 2nd Place
"Come on, dude!" Karl exclaimed.
Both men left the challenge to advance to the back of the hotel building. While Bloo started climbing down to the building.
"Just do it faster and you're good." Bloo talked to himself as he took a step carefully. "Ugh! This is grueling… already!"
"I always talk to myself because that is an effective way of conquering something!" Bloo admitted in the confessional.
While The Wrestlers saw the U-turn post they became upset as they groaned badly.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Luke's eyes were locked at their pictures at the board.
"Those girls…" Karl muttered.
"Remember our first confession here?" Luke tries to ask the audience.
Leg 1 - Confessional before Race
"…and for those who will step us down, you're all going down!" Luke said.
"And that is how you gonna deal with us!" Karl continued. "Better watch out!"
"This sucks…" Luke whispered.
The screen suddenly became slow as it was the time for a commercial break!
Luke and Karl were still standing at the post as they were thinking of something.
"That's kind of predictable, actually…" Karl said.
"I think that too," Luke replied. "But we need to do something…"
"Yeah, same idea."
Karl opened the box and rummaging the three pictures of every team. They had a few seconds to decide on which team should they use it to. After crucial thinking, Karl posted the pictures of a team to the board, followed by their faces below.
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Lincoln & Lori – U-Turned by Luke & Karl
"Since they are the second most efficient team on this race… we chose them." Luke gave their reason for their decision.
"Yeah…" Karl nodded. "Come on, let's go back!"
They run more feet back to the hotel to finished both Detours. While Lori successfully landed on the ground as she undressed her safety gear. Lincoln grabs the clue from the crew's grasp.
"What a challenge…" Lori muttered.
"I know right?" Lincoln reacted the same as he opened the clue. "…U-Turn ahead! Uh-oh! That doesn't sound good!"
"Oh, my God! We gotta go!" Lori suddenly became ecstatic as they left the hotel.
While for Bloo, he was already finished dealing with the rappelling. His plan worked somehow and looked up to see Mac preparing to go.
"Hey, if you can hear me, just talk to yourself!"
"What?"
Bloo frowned in reaction. While The Siblings got on to the back of the hotel, however, they stumbled upon the U-turn post first to see that their faces were glued to the board. This also made them distressed in the process.
"Of course, of course!" Lori yelled violently. "This is bullshit! Why didn't they choose the other team instead of us?!"
"Yeah, I'm pretty disappointed. But we have to move quickly. Let's go!"
"This is ridiculous!" Lori said in the confessional. "This is just literally inhumane! Why they didn't pick the other ones?!"
"I know at some point that we might get caught at the U-turn. But we definitely need to quicken the pace." Lincoln added.
Mac took some steps on the wall as he hangs over the ropes.
"Let's go, dude!" Bloo clapped and cheered for his friend.
"I'm trying!" Mac responded, somehow heard the yell while taking more descending steps.
We saw The Chipettes landed in the right place and saw the sign.
"Mooloolaba… 6 miles… we're almost there!" Jeanette called.
At the top of the hotel, we saw The Wrestlers exploring the other buildings using a binocular.
"Have you seen anything?" Karl asked.
"Not yet…" Luke answered as he was looking for the route marker flag.
"Darn those kids, we should be leaving here right now!"
At the other Detour, we saw Mac on the verge of finishing the task.
"That's it! Follow my lead!" Bloo with the continuous support and faced the camera to say. "Well, it worked out fine!"
"Okay… I'll jump!"
Bloo saw The Siblings entered the hotel once again and quickly assumed.
"They must have been U-turned…" He breathed out slowly. "That was good!" He then saw his partner made his way to him as he unhooks and undressed the safety gears.
"Here's your clue." The crew showed the clue as Mac grabs it to open.
Bloo & Mac – currently in 2nd Place
"Thanks!" Mac began skimming the instructions. "Uh-oh! U-Turn again!"
"Don't worry I saw the siblings entered back!" Bloo announced.
"Really? That's great! Come on, let's get out of here!"
They run over to the other side of the hotel. While for The Wrestlers, they looked upon on a certain building that has a flag and thought about something.
"Uhhh… I think that's it over there!" Luke gestured into a building.
"Let me check…" Karl snatched the binocular to see that they found the route marker. "Come on, let's go!"
They began dashing towards to the elevator, where they saw The Siblings looking upset at them and gave them a cold shoulder as they ran over to the outside.
"Their faces looked terrifying, but that's actually fine…" Luke said while entering.
We saw the first glimpse of the aquarium tunnel of the Mooloolaba Underwater World as The Chipettes got the clue from the box where Jeanette opens it to read.
Brittany & Jeanette – currently in 1st Place
"It's a Roadblock! Who's not afraid of going back in the water?"
"At this Roadblock, teams will have to test their courage and vigilance as they faced the creatures of the water kingdom!" Phil introduced the Roadblock at the tunnel. "One team member will have to put a scuba diving gear and walk across at the aquarium to get their next clue at this chest. However, they will face not just fishes or stingrays, they will also face the 'giants of the Waterworld' – the sharks and its population of 100!"
"Uh, I'm gonna do it!" Brittany volunteered.
"No, Brit! I'll do it! I know animals very well!" Jeanette recommended herself.
"Alright, I guess this challenge could be with the sharks!"
"I really hate scuba diving. It's one of my worst activities that I attended to, there are sharks or creatures that are too creepy to see on my beautiful eyes!" Brittany said in the confessional.
"Do it for our team, Jeanette!" Brittany cried while Jeanette was running.
"I will!" Jeanette raised up an approval gesture while not looking back.
When they found out that they are not the victims of the U-turn, Bloo and Mac immediately drove off from the hotel to the main road.
"Wow! Do you believe this? We're not U-turned!" Bloo exclaimed while cannot believe that they were not shot by the obstacle.
"I know! That's one so bizarre that this thing happened to us once in months!" Mac said.
"You're not kidding." Bloo nodded.
"I think this one of the luckiest thing ever…" Bloo described the whole U-turn ordeal.
Both Luke and Karl were crossing a pedestrian lane and still haven't found any sign of the certain building.
"Do you know exactly where it is?" Karl asked while huffing.
"Yeah, I know what it is! We're like, almost there!" Luke answered while continuously jogged.
While struggling on finding the building, The Siblings were at the penthouse still needs to sight a flag.
"Where's that damn flag?!" Lori asked Lincoln, who was looking through binoculars.
"I'm trying, Lori! There are too many buildings there!" Lincoln responded in an upset tone.
Lori sighed. "This is really bad…" She covered her face with her hand in disappointment.
The screen transitioned to Jeanette where she was on her snorkel gear and was on the platform, was met by the instructor to give her tips on escaping the challenge.
"You only need to walk on the ground slowly… to avoid being caught by the sharks in there." He said in his natural accent. "And put your arms together…"
"Like this?" Jeanette tested and hugged herself to see if this was the right gesture.
"Yes… and if in case a shark is coming to you, just stay calm and stop walking immediately. Got it?"
"Yes, okay." She nodded.
"Now you can go! Good luck!"
"Thanks!" She grinned and nodded.
"The guide told me everything about the tactics on surviving this task! I don't know if I can make it, but I guess this should be a fascinating Roadblock for me." Jeanette said in the confessional.
"Here I go…" Jeanette jumped on the tank and landed safely on the sand and began walking cautiously.
While The Wrestlers found the building and went to the elevator as they pressed the top button to proceed.
"That was a long walk…" Karl wiped his sweat on his face.
"But that will keep us on safe," Luke said.
They arrived at the top and this is where they opened the clue that they received from the other Detour.
Luke & Karl – currently in 3rd Place
"Alright, let's go!" Luke said as they went back inside.
While the other team on a building saw them.
"There they are! Those backstabbers!" Lori clenched her fist while taking her grudge to the other team.
"Come on! We don't wanna get last!"
"Right!"
They left and entered the elevator to catch up to the other team. While a struck of luck entered into a team as The Imaginary Friends arrived at the Water Park where they entered the aquarium tunnel and saw the clue box.
"Alright! Here ya' go!" Bloo ripped the clue off. "Roadblock. I guess I'll do it!"
"Then do it then! Let's go, dude!" Mac started supporting to his partner.
While Mac saw Brittany, with the latter's expression at the arrival; she was shocked.
"What the?! You're here already?"
"Well… yeah." The former shrugged.
Both of them noticed Jeanette walking on the sand as she was a few meters away from the chest.
"Wow, that really looked dangerous," Mac said.
"Agree." Brittany nodded and suddenly glued herself on the glass. "Let's go, Jeanette! It's in there!"
Jeanette seemed to be confident at this moment, she walked with extra speed and got on the chest as she grabbed one, raised her hand to get the signal.
Brittany & Jeanette – currently in 1st Place
"Yes! Now get out of there!" Brittany gestured to go up as Jeanette nodded and swam up carefully.
Bloo was also taking notes of the safety precautions on this challenge, he understood it all and quickly entered the aquarium. When he looked down, he saw different creatures there and was amazed by the sight.
"We know that some people hate underwater. But for me, it is really great! There were different creatures there and if I wish I could touch them, one by one!" Bloo said in the confessional.
Jeanette made her way to her sister as she opened the clue to reveal the next tip.
"Make your way… TO THE NEXT PIT STOP!"
"Teams will now travel on foot by the marina to Mooloolaba Yacht Club, the last team to check in here, will be eliminated!" Phil zoomed out to reveal that he was on the second floor of the bar of the Yacht Club.
"Oh my God! Oh my God! Yes!" Brittany cheered ecstatically. "Come on! We're going there!"
They left Mac who was still sighting his partner and now clearly see Bloo walking at a snail pace.
"Why is he so slow?" He asked himself.
Meanwhile, The Siblings arrived at the top of the building where they opened their clue.
Lincoln & Lori – currently in Last Place
"Okay, let's rush!" Lori ordered as they both left the top floor already.
The Wrestlers were on the main road towards their next destination as they discussed the current leg.
"We're going on Mooloolaba Water Park…" Karl re-reads the clue. "I'm still nervous though…"
"Don't worry, dude. Don't be scared, let's just get this leg over and we fear nothing!" Luke comforted his partner while concentrating on driving.
"This leg was so excruciating! I don't know what will be the next task…"
The Chipettes are having a hard time finding the Pit Stop.
"Where is that place? It has got to be somewhere…" Jeanette said while looking at the dock.
"Ugh! When we did all at first place and we're lost at the last minute possible! What are the chances? This sucks!" Brittany threw her tantrum badly.
"We have to look for more!"
"This is unbelievable!"
The screen covered Brittany's rage fest as the screen went black; indicating a commercial break!
We go back and saw Bloo grabbed the clue from the chest and waited for the sea creatures to flee from his route to the top. When the coast was clear, he started swimming upwards.
"Weirdly, sharks didn't look at me for some reason. Am I their lost family member?" Bloo joked from the confessional.
Bloo & Mac – currently in 2nd Place
"Way to go, dude!" Mac praised Bloo at his succession at the challenge where the latter opened the clue.
"PIT STOP! Holy moly! We have to go!"
"We really are!"
They began leaving the water park. While The Siblings are on their vehicle, talking at their current state while in the midst of traffic.
"We have to get our grip on! Or else, we lose!" Lincoln waving his hands to gather the attention on Lori.
"I know! We just have to beat the traffic and them!" Lori was referring to The Wrestlers.
"This is gonna be crucial…" Lincoln muttered.
While The Imaginary Friends luckily found a local and asked the man about the whereabouts of the Pit Stop.
"Excuse me, where is the Yacht Club here?" Mac asked.
"It's straight, but walking could take a mile." The Aussie man answered.
"Thanks!" Bloo complimented.
As per The Chipettes, they also found a man, who seemed a worker on the water park.
"Do you know Mooloolaba Yacht Club?" Brittany asked innocently.
"It's straight ahead but it is far." The worker answered properly.
"Thank you so much!" Jeanette showed gratitude to the working man and moved on.
In a span of minutes, both teams were in sight for the Pit Stop and saw Phil on the rooftop of a cafeteria.
"I think he's there!" Jeanette assumed.
"Oh look, there it is!" Bloo concluded.
"Let's push!" Mac ordered as they upgraded their speed.
"Come on! We can be there first!" Brittany said while gaining speed.
For a few seconds, the cameraman ran first to cover the suspense once more as a team arrived at the Pit Stop.
"Welcome to Brisbane, Australia!" The owner of the yacht club greeted the team.
"Thank you!" Both of them greeted back and bowed.
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"Bloo and Mac… you are team number…" Phil slowly raises his hand to gesture their position. "…one!" Phil announced their placement.
Bloo & Mac – 1st Place; arrived at 9:11am
"Hoooooo!" Bloo cooed happily. "Oh my God! Oh my God!"
"Yes!" Mac simply jumped in reaction.
"You are the first team to enter the final leg and will have a chance to win the million dollars! Congratulations!"
"Thank you so much!" Bloo suddenly hugged Phil, in which he embraces back.
"Wow! We actually thought we're going here by last again." Mac joked. "But I guess that's not the case anymore!"
"Yes!"
"And here comes another team behind you, guys…"
The Chipettes came a minute short to the boys, who looked at them checking in at the mat.
"Brittany and Jeanette… you are team number two! You're one of the three teams that will race at the final leg for the million dollars. Congratulations!"
Brittany & Jeanette- 2nd Place; arrived at 9:12am
"Thank you, Phil!" Jeanette complimented the host.
"Second again?!" Brittany complained in disagreement. "How did that happen… again?!" She wandered around the competitors.
"At least, we're in at the final leg…"
"Right! But we must be first this time, but that's not happening!"
"We will try at the next leg."
"Alright! We will!"
"Uhm, guys? Who do you think will be the third team to arrive?"
"That's questionable…" Jeanette rubbed her chin to think.
"I think we'll go with The Siblings!" Bloo chose.
"Yeah, they look stronger." Mac agreeing to the decision.
"Eh, that's a description under the big guys!" Jeanette disagreeing at their pick.
"Yeah, I mean we did U-turn them. That's why we're here!" Brittany also agrees at the remark of Jeanette.
"Nah, not a chance." Bloo waved Brittany off.
"Wanna bet?" Brittany asked Bloo with a smirk.
"Yeah, sure. Deal." Bloo crossed his arms.
"I'll bet that we will win this game and you don't!"
"Oh, so that's how you play the game?" Bloo also smirking evilly. "Deal. Bring. It. On."
While Mac and Jeanette were blankly staring at their respective partners. They looked on each other to say something.
"Uh… good luck?" Mac was unsure at his statement.
"Yeah, good luck too." Jeanette offered her hand to Mac, in which he received kindly.
"See you at next leg!"
After beating the traffic, both The Wrestlers and The Siblings arrived simultaneously at the Water Park where they grabbed their next clue in the box.
Luke & Karl – currently in 3rd Place
"Roadblock. Who's not afraid of going back in the water?" Karl reads the question.
Lincoln & Lori – currently in Last Place
"I think you could do this one, Lincoln," Lori said.
"I have never experienced anything swimming with the fishes… but okay…" Lincoln simply accepted the challenge.
"I'll do it. Since I looked like a Cyclops of the sea." Luke volunteered.
Lincoln arrived at the tank first while Luke soon followed. The former moved on the water and slowly descends to the water grounds where he saw a school of fishes, while Lori watches him swimming with the creatures. Luke came into the water also, descending to the ground, he saw his partner and waved at him.
"Come on, dude! Let's go!" Karl cried but his partner did not hear him yell.
"Let's go, Linc—I mean…" Lori forgot about how he cannot hear her voice inside the aquarium. She gestured to go faster.
Lincoln received the message clearly as he started walking, as per safety. Luke also followed.
"I wish they were no sharks in there because I'll might pass the white-haired kid. That's pretty an obstruction." Luke said in the confessional.
"I feel like if they were no sharks in the tank, I could actually get that clue in no time. Well, that sucks." Lincoln said in the confessional.
Lincoln almost got caught by a stingray underneath him, Lori became surprised at the moment.
"I would never, ever hop on an aquarium like that… literally."
The white-haired boy caught the clue and celebrated quickly. He ascends back to the top and removes the scuba glasses.
He breathed heavily and focused on the camera. "That was good! I almost tensed up when that stingray showed up!"
Lincoln & Lori – currently in 3rd Place
Lincoln walks away from the tank to meet Lori. As for Luke, he also got the clue and swam upwards back to the tank.
Luke & Karl – currently in Last Place
"We still have some time to catch those two!" Luke said as he ran away from the tank to meet Karl.
Both Lori and Lincoln are few distances ahead between as they are currently running outside of the vicinity of the part to get some directions to the next Pit Stop.
"Where is that Pit Stop? The name's must be here somewhere!" Lori exclaimed.
"There's have to be here somewhere!" Lincoln said.
They proceed to search for the Pit Stop. While The Wrestlers are still a few feet away from the other team, but this time they went for the other way.
"Where did the other two go?" Luke asked.
"I bet they're not onto us. They had their own plans!" Karl answered. "It is better to go on the independent way!"
"Come on! It's gotta be here somewhere."
Both teams were caught on cam asking the locals for a guide.
"I think I saw some people on there." The local gestured straight ahead.
"You sure?" Lincoln was skeptical at the details.
"Yeah."
"Well, thank you, sir!" Lori said as they moved on.
"It's over there! Straight ahead but just a mile ahead." Another local answered for The Wrestlers.
"Thanks, dude! We appreciated it." Luke then looked back at Karl. "Dude, that's gotta be it."
"It's our last chance of survival!" Karl exclaimed.
Both teams were now seen on the screen, making it a double-screen. Both teams' sweats were showing and their speed is getting faster and faster. After a few seconds, both teams eyed on a cafeteria with a second floor nearby the yachts. When their vision's visible, they all saw Phil at the rooftop. At this moment, the race became more intense as their speed is getting quicker.
"There's Phil!" Luke cried.
"This is it! I hope we're good." Karl huffed while running.
"Come on, we got to be quicker than the wind!" Lori said.
"Come on, dude! This is for our dream!" Lincoln accidentally referred her sister as a he. But he didn't have the time to elaborate it.
We saw Phil and the owner of the Yacht Club looking at a team that will arrive at them in a few seconds. The cameraman first climbs upstairs to capture the suspense. That team stomped at the mat and looked at Phil, who has a skeptical look on that team and gave them a big eyebrow furrow.
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"Tough day, huh?" Phil asked the team.
"Yes." One of them answered while panted.
"Luke and Karl… you are team number three!"
Both men were shocked at receiving the news and suddenly hi-fived and chuckled.
"You're kidding me, right?" Luke asked unsurely.
"No. No, I'm not." Phil replied in a serious manner. "And also, you are the last team to grab the opportunity of winning the race and the million dollars. Congratulations!"
"Wow." Karl's face didn't erase his surprised face. "I still cannot believe what happened this leg!"
"Me too!" Luke nodded in agreement. "There's so many highs and lows that I cannot remember! But we made it through…"
Unsuccessful day for the last team as they arrived at the mat with smiles on their faces. It cannot tell if they are optimistic or not.
"Welcome to Brisbane, Australia!" The owner of the yacht club greeted the team.
"Thanks!" Lincoln bowed his head.
"Lincoln and Lori… you are the last team to arrive… And I'm sorry to tell you that you have been eliminated from the race."
"It's kind of expected." Lincoln closed his eyes to looked at Lori who was on the verge of breaking off her emotions.
"Lincoln…" Lori suddenly hugged Lincoln and began whimpering under the fabric. "I-I-I'm so sorry…"
"I-I'm sorry too…" Lincoln cannot fight his emotions also and decided to cry under Lori's.
"Guys, I'm so sorry but your adventure ends here… you are definitely one of the strongest teams that I have met as of this race…" Phil tries to comfort both siblings, in which they looked back and smiled.
"Thanks, Phil… that feels much better…" Lori then looked to Lincoln, who smiled and gave her another hug.
"Wow… after eleven legs and we almost got some seats at the finals! But I guess that didn't happen…" Lincoln said in the confessional.
"Yeah, but I think third runner-up has some nice touch to our accolades. Especially for you, Lincoln." Lori winked at her little brother.
"R-really?" He was flattered by Lori's statement.
"Yep."
"After all, we have some moments here and took it like adventurers…"
The screen showed their best moments on the entire race, especially their only leg victory.
"Yeah, I will always remember this race…" Lincoln said the last words before they left the mat.
Luke & Karl
"This is it… our chance to prove ourselves that we are the best team in the world!" Karl said.
"That statement right there… is not a promise, it is a spoiler." Luke added.
Brittany & Jeanette
"We somehow just passed every obstacle…" Brittany said.
"Except the next one, it's going to be a tough leg and we must win this thing…" Jeanette elaborated and smacked her fist at her palm to prove her point.
Bloo & Mac
"We are definitely ready for this!" Bloo exclaimed.
"We should really be taking our names into the limelight and get that million dollars! It's going to be a sweet moment if that happens!" Mac added.
Luke & Karl
"We're wrestlers and we're not here just for breaking hearts of some teams, we're here to dominate!" Luke said.
"And that's an understatement of the year, folks!" Karl agreeing to the statement.
Brittany & Jeanette
"We may be singers but our heart's bigger! We will use it to keep us on track! If we win, the singers will always be recalling us on every moment they saw us!" Brittany said.
"If they can deal us physically, we can fight back mentally." Jeanette lightly taps her side of her head.
Bloo & Mac
"We always got underestimate by some people because of our sizes… but it doesn't matter! Size could actually be a factor at this race." Bloo said.
"Yeah, if anything else, those teams can bring it up to the skies!" Mac added.
Luke & Karl
"We will win that one million dollars and we will proclaim as the best tag team of the world!" Karl exclaimed as they both shared their signature taunt on one another.
Brittany & Jeanette
"I and Brittany are going to win this for our pride and for our family!" Jeanette looked up and put her fist on her chest to prove her point.
Bloo & Mac
"We are prepared what's coming to us and we will show them who's the boss of the race!" Mac said as he crossed his arms.
The screen showed the finalists to give their final thoughts on the final leg.
"We are ready…" Mac started.
"…to be challenged…" Jeanette added.
"…at everything at our advantage!" Karl continued.
"We will win that…" Brittany continued.
Then, Bloo. "…one million dollars…"
Luke finishes it with – "…and…"
"THE AMAZING RACE!" All of them said in unison.
SHORT END CREDITS
"Stay tuned for more scenes on the next episode!" Phil said in a voiceover as the screen fades to black.
"On the next episode of The Amazing Race…" Phil paused. "The final three teams will collide…"
We saw Brittany, Karl and Bloo glared at one another in a narrow place filled with people.
"…and put their friendship aside."
"Come on! We don't want to get passed by those big losers!" Brittany told the driver.
"As they will challenge their physicality…"
We saw Bloo and Mac running, chasing the objects that were flown out by the wind.
"Come back, here!" Mac exclaimed while running.
…and their mentality!"
"This isn't right! I forgot which is one is which! Damn it!" Luke vented out as he was figuring out something.
"Who will succeed…"
The screen captured three teams riding in different transportations. The Chipettes were using bikes, The Wrestlers were on the speedboat, and The Imaginary Friends were on the bus.
…and who will win the first season of The Amazing Race?"
"…you are the first and official winners of The Amazing Race!" Phil congratulated the anonymous team on the mat.
FULL END CREDITS
1st: Bloo & Mac - Roadblocks: Bloo 6, Mac 7
2nd: Brittany & Jeanette - Roadblocks: Brittany 6, Jeanette 7
3rd: Luke & Karl - Roadblocks: Luke 7, Karl 6
4th: Lincoln & Lori - Roadblocks: Lincoln 7, Lori 5 (ELIMINATED)
5th: Alvin & Simon - Roadblocks: Alvin 8, Simon 3 (ELIMINATED)
6th: Marceline & Simon- Roadblocks: Marceline 5, Simon 5 (ELIMINATED)
7th: Eileen & Margaret - Roadblocks: Eileen 3, Margaret 6 (ELIMINATED)
8th: Susan & Mary - Roadblocks: Susan 5, Mary 2 (ELIMINATED)
9th: Mr. Bean & Irma - Roadblocks: Mr. Bean 3, Irma 2 (ELIMINATED)
10th: Joey & Marky - Roadblocks: Joey 2, Marky 3 (ELIMINATED)
11th: Robin & Cyborg - Roadblocks: Robin: 2, Cyborg: 2 (ELIMINATED)
A/N: Holy crap! We are an episode away to determine the winners of the first season of TAR:TC!
Since we are down to the final leg, I will separate the final leg into parts. It could be 2 or 3 parts, depends on time and motivation. And the reason for that is to keep the suspense lived up, if possible… and just to make sure all the readers can read it quickly and easily, since making a long chapter could last days or forever!
Meanwhile, just to remind you. I just wanted to know who are your bets to become the winners of the million dollars? Let me know in the reviews or in private messages.
And also, since the second season will be in the works soon… who do you want to be in the race (any fandoms)? Why do you choose him/her? And tell me his/her likes, dislikes, nitpicks, hobbies, personality, etc. Put it in the reviews or in DM's!
Both questions are optional, it's up to you if you want it confidential or not!
That's it for now and stay tuned for the final leg of TAR:TC! And I'll see you soon!
~Ellu